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Praia Brava surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 -03
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Praia Brava surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia Brava sea temperature is
26.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Brava at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Praia Brava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)9999999889998881010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1081211211291321101071051051079388707055659492921151151139088
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
1.06
3:24PM
1.18
3:44AM
1.00
4:01PM
1.13
4:06AM
0.93
4:41PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28PM
-0.02
9:34AM
0.14
10:05PM
0.07
10:07AM
0.13
10:44PM
0.20
10:42AM
0.15
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--5:50-------5:52-------5:52-----
Sunset-----5:59-------5:58-------5:57--
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C252424242424242424232324242525252424232424252525
Feels °C (?)282525242424252526252628262626272626252625252626
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